{"id":51102,"date":"2015-05-13T23:10:36","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T05:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/05\/13\/kitchen-project-day-189-manic-and-depressive.html"},"modified":"2015-05-14T14:18:47","modified_gmt":"2015-05-14T20:18:47","slug":"kitchen-project-day-189-manic-and-depressive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2015\/05\/13\/kitchen-project-day-189-manic-and-depressive.html","title":{"rendered":"Kitchen Project: Day 189 – Manic and Depressive"},"content":{"rendered":"

Really, if you want to feel what it's like to suffer from manic-depressive disorder, do a major home remodeling project, preferably a kitchen. I find my mood swings wildly depending on what went well or what didn't on any given day.<\/p>\n

What went well today<\/b><\/p>\n

– I finished up two pieces of trim around gaps in the cabinets based on how things had to line up. I am very pleased with myself for my 1337 carpentry skills. (Thanks to +<\/span>Margie Kleerup<\/a><\/span> for holding some things for me, too.)<\/p>\n

– The dishwasher was delivered and installed. It looks fabulous. It's not actually operational yet, as the plumbing is not currently complete, but I am counting the proverbial hours. (That would likely be Friday. Well, maybe.)<\/p>\n

That makes the first appliance installed. And, to my mind, the most important one. Huzzah!<\/p>\n

What went not quite so well today<\/b><\/p>\n

– The countertop guys were supposed to let us know Monday when today they were supposed to be coming to finish installation of the island countertop and sink beyond a nebulous "Wednesday afternoon." They did not. No on Tuesday. Nor on Wednesday morning. The issue may have been that they didn't actually come Wednesday afternoon (i.e, today).<\/p>\n

This is irksome, on a number of levels, not least of which is that I need to have my contractor here when they show up so he can do some cabinet work while the countertop is off. (Don't. Ask.)<\/p>\n

It's also irksome because, based on the island sink being installed today, we're scheduled to have plumbers in on Friday, after which we would have working sinks and<\/i> a working dishwasher. Which would be a good thing. So this is a not-good thing.<\/p>\n

– The same appliance guy brought out our new range hood, which made me happy, until we discovered:<\/p>\n

a. The hood takes a 10" duct. An 8" duct was installed. The installer did not have a reducer.<\/p>\n

b. That's okay, because the 8" duct is actually about an inch too far from the wall for the "chimney" of the hood.<\/p>\n

c. Also, the electrical line coming in is about 18" too low. A new hole needs to be cut (through the tile) and the wire fished up and then turned into an outlet (which is what this hood takes).<\/p>\n

d. Also, the second line (that powers the air supply thing that keeps us from suffocating, per code, when the hood is cranked to super-suck) doesn't seem to have a place to be connected, and the installer had no idea WTF it was for.<\/p>\n

As a result, we now have a range hood … sitting in the dining room. And an email out to my contractor. Who, it turns out, I had actually sent a copy of the installation guide for the hood back in February, such that in theory all these placement items and such should have been known to him.<\/p>\n

In sum<\/b><\/p>\n

But besides that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?<\/i><\/p>\n

Just remember, that trim I did looks awfully<\/i> nice, and we have a (not quite yet working) dishwasher. Plus, I have my health, a lovely family, and some TV I can't wait to watch tonight, so … it's all good, right?<\/p>\n

Time for my meds.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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